Dare ObasanjoNov 28, 2024

The datapoint that the top 16% of remote workers outperform the top 5% in-office while the bottom 12% of remote workers underperform the bottom 5% in-office seems intuitive.

If you’re a top performer then gaining 1-2 hours a day from not commuting makes you more productive. If you’re the kind of person who needs help to get the basics done, then being on Slack versus in the office is worse.

RTO is penalizes top performers due to underperformers not being able to handle the freedom.

Show threadJohn Blair

@carnage4life I would suggest that the top performers don't necessarily gain extra work time by not commuting, they are more productive because they aren't being interrupted as much when they work from home.

on the other hand, some of those interruptions are from junior engineers (the under performers) asking for help, and the benefit to the team of that easy communication is a net positive.

Nov 28, 2024 at 9:29pmWeb